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Volume VI. Dryden, Out. March 20th 1925 Fire Real Estate Management and Sale The management of your real estate. either large or small, is one of the many capacities in which I can be of rer' service to you. I take over all de 3 of collecting rents, paying taxes anu insurance, securing tenants, keep- ing properties in repair, collecting under agreements of sale or mortgages ete. Fees are moderate. I invite consultations. --LISTINGS WANTED-- 4. 1 Jeet Spi 1g po and OQvercoats JUST ARRIVED. Hundreds of Samples to suit every taste. EXTRA SPnaaL BARGAINS S-U- 1 7-5 : MADE-TO-MEASURE. at $23.50 Thirty-six Different Samples to Choose from, Best Values in the Country. pe PROUDFOOT "THE DRYDEN TAILOR" A New Policyholder Joined the LONDON LIFE family every one and a half minutes on the average for each working day in 1924. Sound reasoning and common sense proves the untold value of investing in Life Insurance. An investigation of any of the Lon- don Life plans of Insurance will be cheerfully given by the local represen- tative, A. J. Locke. 555538588 Somber "A Stitch in Time Saves Nine." NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR FOOTWEAR SORTED OVER AND FIXED UP, READY FOR SPRING. Bring them along, no job too large or too small A good supply of Oils and Dubbin on hand -- the sort you want to make your Boots waterproof and preserve the leather. H. WILLARD'S BOOTS & SHOE REPAIRER and HARNESS STORE $88 58333 3 -- CE ota is no protection to your propetty. Fire or other Insurance will not protect you if it expires. Be sure your insurane is in force and adequarke for your needs, J E. GIBSON, Ageat, Dryden | i Vertical Words Mrs Ridd of High Bluff, Man., is the guest of her daughter and son-in-law, Rev. H. A. and Mrs Rivers. Mrs F. Eger, Dinorwic, paid a visit to Dryden, Tuesday. Miss Lougheed, of Dryden Red Cross Hospital staff, is leaving this week for Toronto. Miss Amelia Kern, of Eagle River, spent a couple of days with her sister, Mrs A. Payne. Mrs Herman Saunders left Wednes- day on a visit to Winnipeg. C. Kelly, Fort William, week end in Dryden. The deal by which E. A. Nadon pur- chased the old Latimer hardware stand was no sooner completed than he had a few experts at work, and the building was entirely renovated in about three days. Myr Nadon transferred his watch repairing and jewelry, and was open for business in the new stand Monday. Mrs Norman Douglas, of Winnipeg, has been the guest of Mrs Pitt for a few days. C. A. Brad, Wabigoon susthant, was 'n Dryden on business Tuesday. A number of friends were down to 'he depot, Wednesday afternoon, to bid 'arewell to Mrs Ira J. Wilde and child- ren, who left to join Mr Wilde at North Bay. irs Dingwall has returned from a trip to Winnipeg. M:ss Ethel Davidson went down to spent the opening of the new Y.M.C.A. While" . A. Western, of the Soldiers' Set- a Board, Fort William, spent the week end in Dryden. H. A. Wilson was in Winnipeg for a few days, where he attended the fune- ral of his sister, Mrs E. L. Gowe. H. Wright, Wabigoon, made a trip to Dryden Wednesday. Mrs A. Shepherd is paying a visit to rer parents in Oxdrift. R. G. Wigle spent a few days in Quibell this week. a few days in Dryden this week. K. Patterson, the "mounty" from Kenora, paid a visit to this district the other day. Mr Godfrey Nelson is selling all his stock and implements by public auction on April 2nd. offered for sale, if not previcusly dis- posed of. An auction sale of the furniture and offects of Mr I. Tatosky will be held Monday next, March 23rd. Orval Jackson, of the Contact Bay rf mines, left Wednesday on a visit to Kenora and Keewatin. - Rev. A. J. Labonte, Kenora, held service in the R. C. Church here last sring arrangements to have a priest locatd here, and having regular Sun- day services. Mrs A. Gould, Mrs Geo. Noble, Mr nd Mrs Pitt were among the Dryden sourners who attended the funeral of | 'mimie Scott at Keewatin, Sunday. The reconstructed building opposite he Town hall, will present quite an ittractive appearance when A. Upton is through with it. Hugh Pronger is having the work done. 0. G. Snyder, optician, spent a day n Dryden this week, proceeding then o Sioux Lookout, where he will be for he next two weeks. Dad Rowland is offering a handsome string of pearls to anyone who pur- -hases Watkins goods from him to the amount of $30 within twelve months. Dryden District Red Cross Hospital-- At Dryden, Ont., on Sunday March 15th 1925, to Mr and Mrs Alex Duncan, a son. At Dryden, Ont., on Wednesday 11th March 1925, to Mr and Mrs Charles Morton, a daughter. At Dryden, Ont., on Thursday March 12th 1925, to Mr and Mrs Adam P. Kellar, a son. The Women's Institute are putting on a draw for a beautiful seven-pound box of chocolates, donated by Mr A. Zantolas of the Lausanne Cafe, with the object of raising funds for the Red Cross Hospital. 1t is understood that the tickets will run from one cent to one dollar, and that the drawing will take place at tha monthly meeting of the Intitute, in Dryden Town Hall on March 27th. The farm also will be | 'gnace Tuesday, to attend the official users, it is proposed, IF POSSIBLE, to here, she was the guest of Mrs J. E. ii o | ii Miss Erama Latimer, Oxdrift, spent Sunday. The congregation are consid-- ABS AEA Not {privilege of seeing one of these trains 'making connection. _in the early days of April. differ asmuch as two weeks, all depend- ing on weather conditions. in a straight line through a piece of! : things such as small pieces of wood Lor root, and then your hot-bed is ready. In view of the splendid prize offered,' and the worthy cause, it is anticipated ~~ Now the big problem is: what are 'hat the committee in charge will have yeu going to put in? i tle =z ficulty in disposing of the a matter of personal taste, and amb! eye on the economic get some returns at all times. should do as follows:-- ; Get some Lettuce (big Boston is the kind we prefer) and seed this down fairly thick. This is done for a double purpose, in the spring every heart is longing for some green stuff, and man it seems is no exception. Lettuce is a vegetable which 1 liked almost by everyone. It cam be used in so many different ways, that we in our household give it a place of favour, we even eat in in the winter as pickled Lettuce, This Lettuce will sprout and develop. Soon you will be able to clean up a little corner in the small and tender plant, which are soon three inches long and Improve Public Services. Abolish Meter Rent, and Offer Lower Telephone Rates. A special meeting of Dryden Town Council was held Tuesday night to take up matters affecting our public utilities with a view to extend their usefulness in the service of the community. Dry- den is in the fortunate position of owner of its electric light and power, its telephone and its water service, and it is the privilege of the Council, with the co-operation of the citizens, to control them with a view to service rather than profit. At the same time it would not be economic or municipal wisdom to eut the charges to users be- 3 low the point where they cease to be; salad or garnshing plates or sand- self-sustaining. The cost of their up- woh And still you will have plenty keep must placed upon the utilitiest" "0 left to trans-plant in your themselves, and not be allowed to S7r SH as soon as weather permits. become a burden Upon the Town, y Other kinds of seed we sow early is Keeping this in view, Council unani- | Porntoes and Celery. These two take mously agreed to lower the telephone 2 lang tine Tofate they at make any retot 10. he Tinian 16 Wis hurent show. For this reason alone, if for no side, and try to! We you have Lettuce that can be used i 4 Ps {YDEN PHARMACY rn Harvest Competition L $1,245.00 in Cash Prizes. $1, 245. oo Cash Prizes Possible. Sixty Prizes of 'Picardy' Candy Call at the Dryden Pharmacy and ask for a circular giving fullest particulars as to how to win. i THE PRIZES {Winning answers will receive go Prizes according to table below. Pe Prize if one pound of Prize if two pound of Prize if only Corn Candy & Corn Cob Candy is purchased Cob purchased 5c. is purchased 8sc. & Corn Cob $1.65. that if sufficient new subscribers can other, they should be among the first be added to the telephone directory, a to go in. But they should be seeded rate of $1.50 a month for residence thin, best in rows two to three in. phones would be possible. The number | 4 t. One thing in seeding: there is required would be about twenty-five 1% theory fins sends should be 0 gesp more, which would reach approximate- i the round os hey ate We Of ly the capacity of the present switch- | fe with the smaller garden seeds board. The Clerk was instructed to this is a most difficult thing; but after publish the following notice: -- "With the object of making the Tele- phone System more satisfactory to vou have prepared the soil with a rake and put the seeds in, you might take a piece of b oar and press this on top of the soil. this way. We have had good results in educe the rates for householders 00 a year, single line, or. $15.00, poe ty line, the first three months ren payable in advance, and monthly ane This to start June 1st. Kindly co-operate in this by leaving your names at once with J. E. Gibson, Clerk. A further decision was reached, to remove all cause for friction in regard to electric meters by abolishing every charge for meters except $1.00 for to sowing tomatoes and celery, sow Cabbage. For our purpose e early kind should be preferred to any others. And since we are specu- lating what new potatoes will be, I hope to give you some directions as to how we get ours, which we have sold at times as high as $3.00 and $2.50 a bushel. This explanation will appear n our article next week. Dien. ofisiars Win. Coming The second game between' the twe teams of lady bowlers for the benefit of the Hospital was played off Wednes- day night, the winning team being pre- sented with a handsome box of choco lates presented by Mrs Dingwall. The scores were 1422-1207, the highes: individual score being made by Mrs Hambly with 334. A Keewatin team is making prepar- ations to come down for a game here. Beiter Live Stock Advertising has been broad-caste:l over the district announcing the arrival of a Better Live Stock train in various towns in the District on the following Answering the bell for the second dates: -- spasm, the Kenora lads were out to ! Kenora, Saturday May 2nd, p.m. "win-or-die" in the attempt. Despite Vermillion Bay, Monday May 4th. hie strong Dryden defence the Kenora Eagle River, Monday May 4, p.m. oys succeeded in registering two goals Oxdrift, Tuesday May 5th, a.m. the home team algo adding another Dryden, Tdesday May 5th, p.m. count to their credit, leaving the score This is the first year we have had thef at the sound of the bell 3--2. The third and final period was, from start to finish, the most exciting. Dis- regarding warnings from the referee relative to clean playing, some of the the east. Iivery farmer and his family § boys yearned to break down the fence, especially should make it a point {of for which they had the privilege of . visit the train at his nearest station, entering the penalty. box for a brief and see the fine stock on exhibition. spell. Both teams, however, ignoring these minor offences, were ever on the rel ° Seeding and Seeds alert. Kenora with high hopes of even- IN selecting garden seeds, only the er Bi ® ns up. Any hopes that the Kenora Juniors yv have had of winning the Hockey ; ame from the Dryden Juniors last saturday night, proved illusive. The ome team easily held their oppenents S| 7--b5 score : "he first ot iod the Dryden lads : (having taken a few tips from the Kee watin Seniors, who out-played them' the previous week) realized the great! advantage gained by more combination | i than the "one-man" stuff, and had their | i opponents bafiled by their newly-! acquired skill, showing real form and stick handling by holding the visitors | with a 2-0 lead. and if we have good attendance at each stop there is a possibility that this may be an annual event, the same as in now C | 'and in figuring out : Hag purchased the Latimer Hardware - 1st Prize .... $50.00 $200.00 $350.00 ang Prize .... 25.00 100.00 200.00 ard Prize . 15.00 50.00 100.00 ath Prize .. 10.00_ 25.00 50.00 sth Prize .... 5.00 10.00 23.00 Prizes 6-10 $5. 00 Prizes 6-10 $10.00 Prize 6-10 $15.00 Prizes 10-20 1-1 Prizes 10 - 20 2-Ib Prizes 10-20 3-ib Candy. Candy Candy. $300.00 more if winner buys two pounds of Candy for $1.60 and one Corn Cob se. $150.00 more if winner buys one pound of Candy for 8oc. Corn Cob ze. and One I Any resident in Canada who is not an employee of Picardy candy Limited--or a member of an employees family--may submit aw answer. 2 All answers must be mailed to Picardy Candy Limited, 690 Mc- Gee Street, Wnnipeg, n or before May 2nd, or deposited at the Dryden Phar macy. Se Farmers who are in the dairy busi-| A gral variety of striking and comic ness shuld not fail to put in a good costumes were displayed at St Patrick supply of ice for summer use, says the masquerade in the Daiter Dance Hall monthly bulletin issued by the local on Tuesday evening. A big crowd was branch of the Dept. of Agriculture.' present, and everybody reported a mos! There ig nothing that will keep dairy! enjoyable time. produce in better shape and ma'ntain! = it as a first-class article t i i 1 ; : it as a first-class article than ice. In TOWN OF DRYDEN storing ice, an expensive building is Tenders for Scavenger. required, provided there is good : nage from the building. A fax | TENDERS for Scavenger and geperal guide is to put one ton of ice per cow, teamwork for the Town of Dryen, wiil the size of a build- | be received by the undersigned until ng allow 45 cubic feet per ton, April 4th, next. Work to commence on srg eli April 15th, and continue for a period i & raa : . | of six months. Tenders to be marked oe = Lg Comptall aid ips BR z "Tenders for Scavenger, &e." Will be attended the meeting of the W. : : 7 5 Oxdrift, Thursday. opened at Council meeting on April the 7th, 1925. Full particulars regarding contract can be obtained from Councillor T. J. i od ANARAPAAANP OF PANPNAS EF. NADON, |Latne First Class Jeweller and Watch Maker Che lowest or any tender not neces. : sarily accepted. EXPERT REPAIRS. J. E. GIBSON, Clerk. Store Building from Durance Bros. § Notice to Milk Vendors FAD NOTICE that all persons sell- ling Milk or Cream for consumption in the Town of Dryden must obtain a License therefor not later than March 31st next. Any person found violating this regulation after that date will be open to prosecution. J. E. GIBSON, Clerk. LAT 3 = ERR TERRE To Arrive for Week-end: and will move into New Premises WEE K---- his --_--NEXT Send your Clocks and Watches by Mail Order. : SERVICE GUARANTLED. rT FFE REET 25¢ 25¢ Hothouse Leaf Lettuce, 3 bunches for ..... Do. Green Onions, 4 bunches for «ess eos ing the score, managed to chalk up three more goals, the Drydenites also best is good enough. Just think how | scoring four. Towards the end of the much labour, time, and manure we final, a tense moment of a regiettable have used and spent getting our soil in shape, and surely we cannot afford nature was witnessed, when two lads lost their tempers, for which they to lose all this by using inferior seeds. Therefore, get your seeds from a suffered the punishment of being put firm with a reputation; the price is "on the fence" for the remainder of the game. only a second consideration. We have] The visitors failed to achieve their found out that it is very difficult to} desire, the game ending with the score make a time-table for seeding downfof 7--5 for Dryden. hot-beds, because nearly every year is LR somewhat different. We have always tried to get some of our seed down, This may Waking up to the fact in the Fall} organizing a Junior Hockey team might put Dryden on the cards as dangerous opponents in the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League, may be On a nice warm day around noon, j worth consideration; so here's hoping we open our hot-beds and rake it up: that next year the public will take with a garden rake, if you haven't one' more interest in their hockey teams' that o was Hothouse Grapes 'DIRECT FROM THE MARKET GARDINERS TO YOUR TABLE. RIPE TOMATOES, CELERY, White & Crisp. HEAD LETTUCE RIPE BANANAS HOTHOUSE RHUBARB GRAPEFRUIT, Large Size, APPLES, Extra Fancy Delicious ORANGES, APPLES, Table. LEMONS .. At Lowest Market Prices --0--0--0-0--0--0-- WE SELL GENUINE ESE {IMO PIES. 2 ONLY. ESKIMO IES, Ba or os ch a an tess nnnaaen a i CRESCENT ICE CREAM BRICKS, Assorted, each . ----Pp--O --O-------- handy, some three-inch nails driven welfare. board will help; an old broom stick great asset to these young lads, who will do for a hande. Then pick up all the lumps raked together, or other sent their Dominion. Rink Will Close Up. Saturday night will be the last night season that the rink will be open The rink wilt not be res- there after {0 receive the seed. i for skating. ponsible for anything le the seascn closes. This is mostly An experienced coach would be a may one day have the honour to repre- town against the best in the Gough's Confectionery Headquarters For---- KODAKS, FILMS AND SUPPLIES. CHOCOLATES THIS YEAR. NEILSON'S WATCH FOR OUR EASTER NOVELTIES A Better Selection than ever ! Pasay Re tion. Still we should always have an ea oath Bl Ee ASIA